Agriculture
Alcohol Policy
Introduction North Carolina was once the nation’s leader in wine production and distilleries, legal industries killed off by state prohibition in 1908. In 1937, in response to the end of…
Prohibition in the United States
Liberty
Focusing on States to Counter Biden’s Agenda
Shawn Fleetwood of the Federalist urges conservatives to shift their focus from Washington to their state capitals. It’s no secret the vast majority of Republicans want to vote President Joe…
Regulation
North Carolina’s Outdated Alcohol Restrictions
A few years ago I charted several ways in which the state was more restrictive against alcohol production, distribution, and sales than other states. The good news is that the…
Elections & Public Integrity
More North Carolinians Approve Alcohol Sales Through Election
This week, Carolina Journal’s John Trump published an opinion piece on the results of local ballot measures regarding alcohol sales. North Carolina is uniquely situated, Trump explains: North Carolina remains…
Regulation
CJ Reports: Senate passes alcohol reform bill; awaits governor’s signature
On Tuesday, July 16, the N.C. Senate approved Senate Bill 290, according to a story by Carolina Journal’s John Trump. The bill, among other things, would: allow brewers to offer…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
It’s Time to Modernize and Adopt a License System for Liquor in North Carolina
Ever since the end of Prohibition over eight decades ago, North Carolina has been a “control” state for liquor. In North Carolina, government controls the pricing, warehousing, wholesale, and retail…
Regulation
Overregulation Holds Back N.C. Distilleries
JLF’s Jon Sanders published a research brief last week on how North Carolina’s regulatory climate is inhibiting the growth of distilleries in North Carolina. According to Sanders, North Carolina distilleries…
Research Brief
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Relaxing Heavy Restrictions to Bring More Freedom to N.C. Distilleries
Since the end of Prohibition eight decades ago, North Carolina’s wineries and breweries have been making a return. As state laws have relaxed over time, those industries have started to…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Friends and neighbors: Distilleries depend on local consumers to survive
When North Carolina places so many restrictions on distilleries trying to reach customers in their own state, it’s depriving them of their vital, natural consumer base.
Budget, Taxation & Economy
North Carolina’s Alcoholic Beverage Control System: Part 2
Introduction: A tale of two enterprising Tar Heels Bob has a bumper crop of North Carolina sweet potatoes. How can he get them to a consumer? Bob’s got a lot…
Education
New Carolina Journal Online features
Lindsay Marchello reports for Carolina Journal Online on the state Senate education committee’s endorsement of bills linked to third-grade reading, returning retired teachers to the classroom, and scaling back school…
Regulation
Daily Journal: Momentum builds toward ABC reforms, but don’t get cocky
Carolina Journal‘s John Trump writes for Daily Journal: Lawmakers this session have filed what amounts to a jumble of bills designed to ease restrictive Prohibition-era rules enacted in the first…